The Ohio Glory were a professional

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team in NFL Europe. They played one season (1992) in the

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, which later became NFL Europe. Columbus, Ohio was awarded the WLAF franchise after the

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posted an 0-10 season. Ohio did not do much better, posting a 1-9 record after one season of play. The sole win came at the expense of the Frankfurt Galaxy in week 7, a 20-17 victory in Columbus. The Glory played their home games in Ohio Stadium on The

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's campus, which at the time had a

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of 91,470 (now 102,082). Their head coach was

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, and they participated in the North American East division. Their first draft pick was former NFL quarterback

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. Their second pick was RB/LB Jason Palmer 1991 1st team from Ohio.

Season-by-season

Schedule

Week 1: Orlando Thunder 13, Ohio 9 Week 2: Sacramento Surge 17, Ohio 6 Week 3: Orlando Thunder 28, Ohio 3 Week 4: Montreal Machine 31, Ohio 20 Week 5: San Antonio Riders 17, Ohio 0 Week 6: Barcelona Dragons 20, Ohio 10 Week 7: Ohio 20, Frankfurt Galaxy 17 Week 8: New York/New Jersey Knights 39, Ohio 33 (OT) Week 9: Sacramento Surge 21, Ohio 7 Week 10:

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27, Ohio 24

Personnel

Staff

1992 WLAF Official Media Guide.

Roster

References

External links

Ohio Glory Information
{{NFLE American football teams established in 1992 American football teams disestablished in 1992 1992 establishments in Ohio Defunct American football teams in Ohio 1992 disestablishments in Ohio American football teams in Columbus, Ohio NFL Europe (WLAF) teams